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Kate Sullivan, Allure magazine

A new British survey has named 28 the age at which one stops being "young." Thirty-seven percent of women and 39 percent of men using a dating website chose 28 as the age at which one is officially a grown-up. (Twenty-seven percent of women and 24 percent of men chose the more milestone-y 30.) The Daily Mail has decided that 28 was chosen because that's when women focus more on their career and less on their sex life. (Erhm, do they have to be mutually exclusive?) I disagree, but I get what they mean.

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Shannon Ray, Allure magazine

The time has come to put away the bronzers and self-tanners, and resign yourself to living in your "real" skin tone. I know this because I just watched part three (c'mon, Andy Cohen, seriously?) of The Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion on DVR. That can only mean one thing: 'tis the end of the bronzed era, for the year at least. No matter the tone of your skin, you are likely a shade (or 12, if you're a spray tan queen-I'm looking at you, Aguilera) darker during the summer months. And luckily, there are a few subtle changes you can make in your beauty life to perfectly transition to your sexy ol' fall you. None of them involve cornucopias or acorns, so don't get TOO excited.

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Lighten up (your hair). I know that this seems against everything that your mama/high school BFF ever told you. As fall/winter steamrolls us, the typical reaction is to see your hairstylist ASAP for a darker 'do. But if you are a

Courtesy of Deborah LippmannSophia Panych, Allure magazine

Fall means pumpkins, apple-cider donuts, leaf peepers, and cozy sweaters. It also means fall manicures, which are often richer, darker, and a bit more glamorous than their summer counterparts. Here are my most coveted fall polishes-get your "Pin It" button-pressing fingers ready.

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Deborah Lippmann Nail Lacquer in Cleopatra in New York. This gold-studded black is limited-edition, so I suggest you order yourself a bottle stat. Glittery polish is huge for fall, and this mix of fine and supersized glitter flecks suspended in sheer black polish is especially striking. (Because the it's on the sheer side, we suggest layering it over a coat of regular black polish for a richer finish.)

Estée Lauder Pure Color Nail Lacquer in Le Smoking. This is one heck of a hot red polish. It's a blue-based cherry with a hint of fuchsia that makes it fresh and youthful.

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Kate Sullivan, Allure magazine

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have found the same tattoo inspiration. And they could do a lot worse than Teddy Roosevelt. See, back in July, Cyrus had a quote from a 1910 speech the President gave inked onto her left arm: "So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." Now, fiance Liam Hemsworth has followed suit, and revealed on Instagram (below) that he had some lines that precede the quote on Miley's forearm tatted on his: "If he fails, at least fails while doing greatly."

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There's a lot of regrettable ink in the celeb world: Mistakes are made, tastes change, people break up. I mean, let's look at the litany here: Rihanna maintains that her French is fine, but her neck tattoo reads "Rebelle Fleur" when grammatically, the phrase should read "Fleur Rebelle." Hayden Panettiere got misspelled Italian on her back in 2009-fortunately the translation is "Live

Alexandra Owens, Allure magazine

They say that when you're young is the time to make mistakes-staying out too late, listening to Hanson, and wearing parachute pants. Some of us also didn't exercise the best judgement when it came to our own beauty, like Natalia Vodianova, a model known for her lush, perfect brows. She was an overly enthusiastic plucker until someone older and wiser (her grandma) told her to lay off the tweezers. "When my grandmother saw me plucking she said: 'Don't. You will regret it. One day you will wake up with no eyebrows and think how stupid you were. Your eyebrows are the most beautiful thing about you,'" Vodianova told the Telegraph in a recent interview.

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Of course, my freckles and pale skin aren't exactly earning me a million dollar modeling contract, but we have come a long way since my teenage years. Like Vodianova, I was uncomfortable with my traits that stood out, and wasted a lot of time trying to fade

Sophia Panych, Allure magazine

You know what you should absolutely not do this Halloween? Drop loads of cash on a costume that you will only wear once. Here's what you should do: Dig into your makeup bag, rummage through your closet, and try one of these crafty, runway-inspired looks.

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Techno Butterflies. Yes, techno butterflies-it was the inspiration for the Swarovski-studded look that Pat McGrath created for Dior's spring 2013 show. Line your eyes with black pencil and add several coats of black mascara, it will ensure you look pretty...and like a human. Then spread a bright, shimmery cream shadow from the inner corners of your eyes, across the lids, and past the temples. Now comes the fun-adding the crystals (you can pick some up at any craft store). Using lash glue, place them across the brow bone. A pair of wings and antennae are recommended, but not required, to finish off the look.

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Catherine Q. O'Neill, Allure magazine

Gossip Girl returned last night-and with it, my complete obsession with Blair Waldorf's perfect, chocolatey-brown hair color. Let's just say that it wasn't a coincidence that I recently booked an appointment with colorist Kyle White at the Oscar Blandi Salon (Mariah Carey flew this guy to Capri to touch up her highlights-he's that good), where he took me from blonde to full-on brunette. And I absolutely love it. But there's one problem: I'm terrified to wash my hair.

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Five full days have gone by since my last shampoo, and I know it has to happen tonight. So I called White to find out how to keep my beloved new color from washing down the drain. Here's what he recommends to his celebrity clients:

Cleansing: Only shampoo one to three times a week using a color-safe formula, White says. Sulfate-free shampoos might be all the rage in this category, but they don't work for everyone. "They're not great

Renee Trilivas, Allure magazine

Two things in life are inevitable: taxes and gray hair. While the former are pretty much unavoidable, at least there are ways to hide the latter, which, according to recent reports, has already started to bedevil Kate Middleton. And if it can happen to her, it will happen to you. We asked Aura Friedman, a colorist at Sally Hershberger Downtown, exactly what to do when gray strikes:

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Chill out. A recent study by Nature suggests a link between stress and going gray, so remind yourself not to freak out over a few gray hairs. "Hair goes gray when hydrogen peroxide, which is produced naturally in the human body, interferes with melanin," Friedman says. Unfortunately, there is no natural way to stop it, but there are a wide variety of man-made ways to conceal it.

Don't pluck it. Even if you have only one errant hair, avoid breaking out the tweezers. No, seven more strands will not come to it's funeral, but